half the body; half length
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
phase change; state change; transformation
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
at once; there and then; immediately
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
meeting; greeting; welcome
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
at someone's (something's) mercy
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance